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Mark 8:29

Mark 8:29
And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he saith unto them, but whom say ye that I am?.... It was for the sake of this question he put the former; See Gill on Mat 16:15;

and Peter answereth and saith unto him, thou art the Christ; the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Mark 8:27-38

See this passage illustrated in the notes at Mat. 16:13-28. Mar 8:32 He spake that saying openly - With boldness or confidence, or without parables or figures, so that there could be no possibility of…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Thou art the Christ - Three MSS. and some versions add, the Son of the living God.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Mark 8:27-38

We have read a great deal of the doctrine Christ preached, and the miracles he wrought, which were many, and strange, and well-attested, of various kinds, and wrought in several places, to the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Thou art the Christ To the momentous question, But whom say ye that I am?St Peter, as the ready spokesman of the rest of the Apostles, made the ever-memorable reply, Thou art the Christ, the…